Love All the Hurt Away

Love All the Hurt Away
Love All the Hurt Away
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	August 20, 1981
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	45:14
Label	Arista
Producer	Arif Mardin
Aretha Franklin chronology
Singles from Love All the Hurt Away
	"Love All the Hurt Away"; Released: August, 1981; "Hold On, I'm Comin'"; Released: October, 1981 (Not in U. S.);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Robert Christgau	A-^[4]

Love All the Hurt Away is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on August 20, 1981, this album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label.^[2] The Arif Mardin-produced disc reached fourth place on Billboard's R&B albums chart and #36 on the main Billboard album chart.

Background[]

Franklin's cover version of Sam & Dave's classic hit "Hold On! I'm Comin'" won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female category. The award was her first Grammy win since 1974. After its original release, the album was re-issued on CD in 2012 by Cherry Red Records and it also included three bonus tracks.^[5]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love All The Hurt Away.^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love All the Hurt Away" (duet with George Benson)	Sam Dees	4:09
2.	"Hold On, I'm Comin'"	David Porter, Isaac Hayes	5:14
3.	"Living in the Streets"	Rod Temperton	3:53
4.	"There's a Star for Everyone"	Allee Willis, Don Yowell, David Lasley	4:26
5.	"You Can't Always Get What You Want"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	5:18
6.	"It's My Turn"	Carole Bayer Sager, Michael Masser	5:30
7.	"Truth and Honesty*"	Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen	4:15
8.	"Search On"	Chuck Jackson	4:47
9.	"Whole Lot of Me*"	Aretha Franklin	3:23
10.	"Kind of Man*"	Aretha Franklin	4:19

2012 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Hold On, I'm Comin'" (12" version)	Porter, Hayes	6:44
12.	"Livin' in the Streets" (12" version)	Temperton	6:17
13.	"It's My Turn" (single version)	Sager, Masser	4:03

Personnel[]

Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, piano, BGV arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7), rhythm arrangements (7-9)
David Foster – keyboards (1, 3)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2, 4)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2-7, 10)
David Paich – piano, Fender Rhodes (5, 7-9)
Buzz Feiten – guitar (1, 7)
David Williams – guitar (2-9, 10)
Steve Lukather – guitar (5-9)
Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 3)
Marcus Miller – bass guitar (2, 4, 5, 7-10)
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (6)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (1-10)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5)
Steve Ferrone – percussion (7)
Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone (1)
Ronnie Cuber – saxophone (2, 3, 8-10)
Jim Horn – saxophone (2, 3, 8-10)
Gary Herbig – saxophone (2, 3, 8-10)
Seldon Powell – saxophone (2, 3, 8-10)
William Slapin – saxophone (2, 3, 8-10)
Larry Williams – saxophone (2, 3, 8-10), horn arrangements (2, 8, 9), string arrangements (8, 9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 3, 8-10)
Urbie Green – trombone (2, 3, 8-10)
Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 3, 8-10)
Jon Faddis – trumpet (2, 3, 8-10)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 3, 8-10), horn arrangements (2, 3), string arrangements (3, 6)
Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 3, 8-10)
Arif Mardin – arrangements (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (2, 7-9), string arrangements (6, 10), horn arrangements (8, 9, 10)
Rod Temperton – BGV arrangements (3), horn arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
Gene Orloff – concertmaster (3, 6, 8-10)
Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (3, 6, 8-10)
George Benson – lead vocals (1)
Marci Levy – backing vocals (1, 3-5, 7, 8)
Mark Stevens – backing vocals (1, 3-5)
Margaret Branch – backing vocals (2, 4-6)
Estelle Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
Cissy Houston – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
Darlene Love – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
David Lasley – backing vocals (4, 5)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 5)
Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals (5, 7, 8)
Myrna Smith – backing vocals (6, 7)
Lynda Laurence – backing vocals (7, 8)

Production[]

Producers – Arif Mardin (Tracks 1-10); Aretha Franklin (Tracks 7, 9 & 10).
Production Coordination – Frank DeCaro
Production Assistant – Chrissy Allerdings
Engineer – Jeremy Smith
Assistant Engineers – Terry Christian, Steve McManus, Michael O'Reilly and Jim Simon.
Mixing on Tracks 2 & 5 – Lew Hahn, Arif Mardin and Michael O'Reilly.
Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Wally Heider Studios and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Atlantic Studios (New York, NY).
Cover Concept – Aretha Franklin
Art Direction and Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Photography – George Hurrell

References[]

^ The Global and Mail - In Photos: Aretha Franklin "The Queen of Soul"
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c iTunes - Aretha Franklin - Love All The Hurt Away (1981)
^ link
^ Christgau, Robert. "Love All the Hurt Away review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Love All The Hurt Away (record sleeve). Aretha Franklin. New York City, NY: Arista Records. 1981.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] The Global and Mail - In Photos: Aretha Franklin "The Queen of Soul"

[IT-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c iTunes - Aretha Franklin - Love All The Hurt Away (1981)

[3] ^ link

[christgau-4] Christgau, Robert. "Love All the Hurt Away review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Album_Credits-6] Love All The Hurt Away (record sleeve). Aretha Franklin. New York City, NY: Arista Records. 1981.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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